El Salvador

Refugee advocates had a rare win when a social media campaign and huge media spotlight convinced Thailand not to return a young Saudi woman, Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qanun, to her allegedly abusive family. The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, was able to intervene and recognize her as a refugee and Canada agreed to resettle her. She arrived in Toronto on Saturday.

Refugee Rights

Refugee advocates had a rare win when a social media campaign and huge media spotlight convinced Thailand not to return a young Saudi woman, Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qanun, to her allegedly abusive family. The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, was able to intervene and recognize her as a refugee and Canada agreed to resettle her. She arrived in Toronto on Saturday.